We wonder if you're mixing up "Vega$," "Las Vegas," and "Vegas" -- which would be an easy mistake, for sure! -- since the Savoy was the fictional hotel in the latter, the 2012-'13 CBS series based on the life of Sheriff Ralph Lamb that starred Dennis Quaid and was (loosely) based downtown. "Las Vegas," meanwhile, the show starring James Caan that aired on NBC from 2003 to '08, was based on the fictional Montecito casino, which moved location somewhat fluidly during the span of the five seasons for which it aired. While it wound up fairly consistently being based at the southern-most end of the Strip (and used Mandalay Bay as a location on numerous occasions, although the fictional version was on the other side of the street, opposite Luxor), earlier episodes variously showed views that placed the property closer to the vicinity of Treasure Island, the Mirage, Venetian, and Flamingo.
Still, we're pretty sure that it is indeed "Vega$" that you're thinking of, which aired from 1978 to '81 and starred Robert Urich as P.I. Dan Tanna, who lived just behind Circus Circus. In this clip from the 1978 pilot episode, just after the four-minute mark you can see the structure that we think you're referring to. [As an aside, while the Savoy Casino in "Vegas" was styled on the Savoy Club, which actually occupied a spot on Fremont Street, we discovered that there was once a Savoy Motel just off the Strip, located opposite Circus Circus at 496 W. Keno Lane, a now-defunct address on what's now known as Circus Circus Drive.]
At first, we thought this was the platform for A.J. Hackett's bungy-jump attraction, which was located adjacent to Circus Circus from 1991-2005, but "Vega$" pre-dates this ride's debut by a decade and a half, so we did some sleuthing and came across a reference to this tower originally been built as a rocket-ship ride by Jay Sarno back in 1968. The North and South jump platforms are 66 feet apart and were fabricated by D & D Welding in Eugene, Oregon, then trucked to Las Vegas where the 12,550 pounds of steel was raised and welded to the existing 201-foot vertical tower. In its bungy incarnation, the ride had a jump height of 171.5 feet.
As to the High Roller coaster (a.k.a. the Let it Ride High Roller) that formerly graced the top of the Stratosphere, it's highly unlikely that it will ever be reinstated. It was never the greatest, nor safest, thrill ride in town and has now been superseded by all the other attractions atop the tower. It was a monster job to dismantle the thing and bring it down to ground level when it was decommissioned in 2005 and besides, there's now a new High Roller attraction in town, so it couldn't be revived under the same name. It now resides in the back yard of Lonnie Hammergren, as part of his expansive collection of Vegas memorabilia and junk, where you can view it once a year on Nevada Day (Oct. 31).
